American Airlines says it's suing JetBlue as partnership talks end

American Airlines announced Monday it's ended partnership talks with JetBlue and is now suing the company.The big picture: American vice chair and chief strategy officer Steve Johnson said in a statement the Fort Worth, Texas-based airline made a "very attractive proposition" during the talks, but it transpired that JetBlue "was focused on different business priorities."He said, "Ultimately, we were unable to agree on a construct that preserved the benefits of the partnership we envisioned, made sense operationally or financially, or was consistent with the travel rewards and co-branded card business objectives that are so important to our strategy and our customers."American has filed a lawsuit against JetBlue on Monday "to recover money owed to American" following the unwinding of the previous Northeast Alliance partnership.Representatives for JetBlue did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment in the evening. Flashback: DOJ sues American Airlines, JetBlue to block "unprecedented" alliance

American Airlines announced Monday it's ended partnership talks with JetBlue and is now suing the company.The big picture: American vice chair and chief strategy officer Steve Johnson said in a statement the Fort Worth, Texas-based airline made a "very attractive proposition" during the talks, but it transpired that JetBlue "was focused on different business priorities."He said, "Ultimately, we were unable to agree on a construct that preserved the benefits of the partnership we envisioned, made sense operationally or financially, or was consistent with the travel rewards and co-branded card business objectives that are so important to our strategy and our customers.

"American has filed a lawsuit against JetBlue on Monday "to recover money owed to American" following the unwinding of the previous Northeast Alliance partnership.Representatives for JetBlue did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment in the evening. Flashback: DOJ sues American Airlines, JetBlue to block "unprecedented" alliance.